Three Donegal animal welfare charities have been allocated a total of €115,450 in funding announced by Donegal government minister, Charlie McConalogue. Animals in Need Donegal has been awarded €55,200; ISPCA Donegal Animal Rehabilitation Centre received €32,400, while Twin Towns Lost and Found Dogs is getting €27,850. The three Donegal organisations are among 101 nationwide that […]
Council urged to ensure fire hydrants are ‘fit for purpose’
By Dionne Meehan LETTERKENNY Fire Service has been called on to ensure fire hydrants are “fit for purpose” after the response to a blaze in the town on Sunday caused concern. At about 9.35pm on Sunday evening Letterkenny Fire Brigade was alerted to a fire in a two-storey semi-detached house at Meadow Bank. Advertisement Cllr Gerry McMonagle […]
First Christmas tree excitement for little Luke
by Jerome Hughes TODDLER Luke Smyth was beside himself with excitement as his proud grandparents Maureen and Colin brought him on his first ever trip to buy a Christmas tree. The family travelled from their Altnagelvin home to ‘McKean’s Christmas Trees’ in Termonbacca, located on the Derry-Donegal border. Advertisement “Our wee 22-month-old grandson, Luke, adds […]
Councillor wants speed vans operating at night
By Diarmaid Doherty A call has been made for speed vans to operate at night time in an effort to cut down on the number of accidents and collisions on the county’s roads. Donegal councillor Michael McMahon has claimed that statistics now indicate a growing number of accidents between 12 midnight and 6 o’clock in […]
‘A beautiful meteor’ – parents pay tribute to Róise Quinn
by Louise Doyle LIGHT dances across the faces of Róise Quinn’s parents when they speak of her. Cathal Quinn and Rachel MacNamara, from New Mills, have been remembering their beautiful daughter who passed away peacefully at Letterkenny University Hospital surrounded by her family on March 22 last year, aged just 22. Advertisement An adored sister, […]
Old courthouse to be transformed into tourist attraction
THE OLD courthouse in Letterkenny is set to be transformed into a tourist attraction as part of a new project launched by Donegal County Council. ‘Revival at Letterkenny Courthouse’ is being funded by the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) and aims to increase visitor numbers to Letterkenny’s historic town centre and to the wider […]
Three Donegal groups win at Ocean Hero Awards
THREE DONEGAL Clean Coasts groups have won awards at this year’s Ocean Hero Awards held in Dublin yesterday. Clean Coasts celebrated groups and individuals from the county who made a difference to the marine environment this year, with Falcarragh Clean Coasts Group, Inishowen-based North West Home Education Group and Friends of Rossnowlagh winning prizes. Falcarragh Clean Coasts […]
From America to the Abbey for a fairytale come true
THAT morning before Christmas, Siobhan McCann was in America. That evening she was in the Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town. The Letterkenny woman was coming home for Christmas in 2009. Advertisement The College Farm Road native had emigrated to Boston over a decade before in 1997. Jet-lagged when she arrived into Letterkenny, her family were […]
Drivers flashing lights before checkpoints ‘doing more harm than good’
By Diarmaid Doherty A senior Garda has hit out at the practice of motorists flashing their lights to warn other road users of a Garda checkpoint or speed van up ahead. Chief Superintendent Aidan Glackin said all road users have a collective responsibility to ensure that our roads are safe. Advertisement But he said the […]
Funding announced for four Gaeltacht initiatives
There has been a warm welcome to the news that funding of almost €400,000 has been approved for a number of public initiatives in the Donegal Gaeltacht. A grant of up to €47,320 has been approved for Coiste Forbartha Chnoc Fola to undertake renovation works on the community centre. In addition, up to €262,828 has […]